chickshaw

Hello! I have a question for those who live in a place with pretty cold winters. We are in zone 5b and it regularly can be -10° - -20° or more (sometimes days in a row). I would like to know if the chickens will be safe and warm in there if we paired it up with an electric fence. Thank you in...

Hi all! We are newbie chicken parents. We have 8 little ladies and are needing to determine our housing situation. Any helps is greatly appreciated! Coop Options: Justin Rhodes’ Chickshaw Free-range, electric fence, with guard goose. We need help figuring this out. Is a Chickshaw worth it...

Hi there, I was wondering the best way to transition RIR chicks from a brooder to the CS. If I throw pine chips on the floor for bedding it will fall through the 1" fencing. Straw kind of defeats the purpose of having the netting on the floor because then I have to occasionally clean it out. Do...

Hello, all! I recently returned to raising chickens. Thirty years ago, when my children were babies, I had a flock in a static coop and run (which no longer exist). In May 2019, I purchased 11 chicks which are currently housed in a mobile pasturing system that I am very happy with; the Justin...

I'm looking at designs for chicken tractors, and want to make something mobile and suitable for laying hens which I don’t have to muck out. Does anyone have any experience in using hardware cloth floors in cold/wet climates? I’m thinking a Suscovich style tractor with a raised and enclosed...